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Project Noah Nature School
Gymnothorax funebris
Spotted on Aug 21, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013
4 Comments
The tail was actually still under the rock that was in front of the Eel, so when I took the pic, it looked as though the Eel has a shortened rear.
Good job. Strange looking eel at the rear.. maybe the tail got bitten off ? Seems like it got laser therapy at some stage.
Makes sense, Mark. I kept this in the Captive Animals mission as it more appropriate. The aquarium was packed so I may have missed the name. Visited the aquarium's website just now and found the name. :-)
Hi NewYorker. Interesting looking eel. A couple of things I wonder about with with this spotting - If it was at an aquarium surely they had a name for it?... Also being at an aquarium it should not be in 'Mission WILD' - especially if it is also in 'Captive Animals' as those two missions are mutually exclusive.